What does 1000€ buy you in your favourite hobby?
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1 or 2 carbon bike wheels, depending on size, riding style, terrain, etc.
Scored myself a very nice set for under $400, for road use.
The key in this case is of course to buy from China
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buddy you can get some sweet dainese or A star full leathers for 1k €
Yes, you can. I guess I should have been more specific because I was thinking of a complete kit when I wrote that (so including helmet, boots, gloves, etc) and you do need to set your sights a bit lower to make the budget work for that.
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An absolute shitton of indie games
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One card in a vintage deck.
You could get 2 or 3 duals, depending on colors, and have a bit left over for sleeves.
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Few or many diseases depending on how I spend it.
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A suit of plate armour, and maybe a shield or a weapon.
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A thousand euros in airsoft will get you a high-quality gun or two, depending on what you're looking for and where you're getting it from. Generally, replica pistols and "standard" rifles tend to be cheaper than anything heavy or exotic.
And you'll probably have plenty of cash left over, for things like safety gear, special clothing, and gun-related accessories like slings and holsters.
The most expensive gun in my collection, a replica of the pistol from Kingsman, was €430. I spent about another 100 on spare magazines, shotgun shells, and a custom holster. My next-priciest gun cost less than half that, even after acquiring similar accessories
I haven't put any money into modifying any of my guns, since that's an entire other can of worms I don't feel like opening. Most guns will be perfectly playable out of the box, rarely needing more than heavier BBs or a hopup adjustment to be improved.
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A low-mid range PC. Maybe? Prices for components are fucking wack and I'm broke anyway, so I am not sure how far 1000 dollars would go rn.
My current PC was ~$900, built in 2019 and was for low-entry VR, or high performance in flat space games for 1080p res and 144hz.
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Depends on how much you mind restoration/cleaning work for fountain pens. I've already got all the entry tier stuff covered, so buying new pens at MSRP would probably mean somewhere between 1-3 pens, depending on how fancy I'm looking to get. I already have an ultrasonic cleaner and plenty of repair supplies, so I'd be hitting up auctions, personally. Depending on what's in the lots and how many people notice the contents, 1000€ would probably get me somewhere between 200-400 pens. Probably another 200 or so if I get to count what I could buy with the proceeds of selling off the ones I'm not interested in.
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Depends on the hobby because I have too many...
Photography - not much unless I buy used, which is what I usually do. So some funky old lenses and adapters to get on the body, which usually nets some fun results.
Data hoarding - a couple of hard drives. Which I should really do, I'm coming close to 5% free (which sounds like less than it is when you've got about 115tb, which is why I'm not rushing out).
Computer Vision / AI - more processing power! But I make work buy me that stuff so its fine.
General compute - about 5 more tiny/mini/micros at the usual price (plus the usual upgrades) to either ads to the cluster or make a new one! Or one or two of the newer little beasts that I will probably be waiting another year or two to pick up.
Bicycling - a good bike for getting around! My bike is about 15 years old now, it was new old stock because no one liked the color apparently - which made it about 1/2 the price of what it should have been. I've been replacing gear on it over the years, but I'm tempted to buy something new, honestly less for going fast and maybe more upright, like a hybrid. Which I can get an OK model at that price.
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I kid of course, I could use a hobby that incorporates some kind of motion.
But for real $1k is part of a good used lens, a fifth of the camera I really want, or a couple of decent hard drives to add to the collection. I remember I once lost my shit over $10, now I can't even get it up for $1000.
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That's at least like... Ten crunchwrap Supremes!
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Depends on how much you mind restoration/cleaning work for fountain pens. I've already got all the entry tier stuff covered, so buying new pens at MSRP would probably mean somewhere between 1-3 pens, depending on how fancy I'm looking to get. I already have an ultrasonic cleaner and plenty of repair supplies, so I'd be hitting up auctions, personally. Depending on what's in the lots and how many people notice the contents, 1000€ would probably get me somewhere between 200-400 pens. Probably another 200 or so if I get to count what I could buy with the proceeds of selling off the ones I'm not interested in.
Ohhh, we got a sumgai over here. Nothing super fancy in my collection, topping out with probably a mid-range conical nib Sheaffer lever-fill, but I still regret selling my little marbled M200 with nib changed out for that sweet solid gold Pelikan BB.
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Imagine 1000 thread count linen. The cloud soft pillows and the nice mattress. (I'm not actually sure how much bed things are.)
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Imagine how much SALE steam games I can collect!
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A practice pin, a new cart, and about 30 new discs!
... Or about one graphics card...
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Another hobby. Two, if I'm lucky.
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A mid-range direct drive simracing wheel, or a very nice ukulele.
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Dnd A shit load of dice.
Bjj six months membership and the gi that comes with it.
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A really good distilling setup, or an embroidery machine, or a hen house upgrade, or a sublimation printer and T-shirt press, or a fancy wine fridge (stocked)... I have a lot of favorite hobbies.
